Rhinitis Medicamentosa: management with buffered saline irrigation

/ September 11, 2013/ Nasal Congestion, Rhinitis Medicamentosa, Rhinosinusitis, Sinus, Sinus Infections, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 8 comments

Rhinitis Medicamentosa: management with buffered saline irrigation Paul Schalch, MD. Board certified Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon. Clinical assistant professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. About the author: Dr Schalch works at Southern Illinois Healthcare, in Carbondale, Illinois, and has a special interest in rhinology and sleep apnea surgery. Rhinitis medicamentosa (RM) is a condition characterized by

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Yoga For Your Allergies

/ September 4, 2013/ Allergy, Sinus, Yoga/ 1 comments

Yoga For Your Allergies Babak Larian, MD, FACS, Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon Board Certified Otolaryngologist About the author: Babak Larian, MD, FACS is a board-certified Head & Neck surgeon and the Director of the Los Angeles Center for Advanced Head & Neck Surgery. Also Chief of Head & Neck Surgery at Los Angeles’s esteemed Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Dr. Larian is

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TREATMENT FOR ACUTE SINUS INFECTIONS

/ August 14, 2013/ Sinus, Sinus Infections, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 1 comments

TREATMENT FOR ACUTE SINUS INFECTIONS Douglas Nadel, MD Board Certified in Otorhinolaryngology Pinnacle ENT Associates www. Pentadocs.com About the author: Dr. Nadel has been practicing Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) in Doylestown, Pennsylvania since 1997. He completed Medical School and Residency training at the University of Pennsylvania. Usually sinus infections cause pain or pressure around the eyes, in the cheeks,

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Benefit of saline irrigations in sinusitis and allergic rhinitis

/ July 10, 2013/ Allergy, Nasal Irrigation, Sinus, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 3 comments

Benefit of saline irrigation in sinusitis and allergic rhinitis Devin M. Cunning, MD, FACS Diplomat American Board of Otolaryngology Diplomat ABOto, Sleep Medicine Fellow American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Nasal saline irrigation are integral to the treatment of chronic sinusitis and are a helpful adjuvant in treating allergic rhinitis. Most problems with the sino-nasal cavities generally begin with inflammation.  With

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FLU 2013

/ January 16, 2013/ Cold & Flu, Cough, Default/ 6 comments

The biggest FLU season in years. Are you ready? Did you get your flu vaccination this year? You are likely aware that this year’s flu season has been far worse than past years. Forty seven states have been hit with widespread flu so far with California, Missouri, Hawaii, as well as Washington DC being the only exceptions. A look at

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